Zhuanxu ordered Zhong Li to ascend to the sky and Li Yin to descend to the earth, so that heaven and earth were far apart, and humans and gods were separated. This is called "Jedi Tiantong". In the eyes of today's people, it is certainly impossible for Zhong Heli to have such great magical power. This matter can be understood this way: Zhuanxu separated the two responsibilities of worshiping the gods in heaven and managing the people of the land, letting Zhong be responsible for worshiping the ancestors of the gods, and Li being responsible for managing the land and the people. In ancient historical legends, Zhong is a half-god and half-human figure. Some people say that he is Shaohao's son. Shaohao, also known as the Jintian clan, belongs to the Dongyi tribe like Taihao. He used birds as his totem, and all his official positions were named after birds. His capital was Qiongsang, which is today's Qufu, Shandong Province. Shao Wu had four sons, named Chong, Gai, Xiu and Xi. Zhong once served as "Mu Zheng", and he was also called "Ju Mang". "The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Overseas Eastern Classic" says: "Dongfang Jumang has a bird's body and a human face, riding two dragons." He is described as a god-man with a bird's body and a human face, riding two dragons. Others say that Zhong is the great-grandson of Zhuan Xu, who once served as "Huozheng". People respect him as the God of Fire and call him "Zhurong". Zhurong's ruins are in Xinzheng, Henan Province today. Because his activity area was in the southern part of the Central Plains, his palace position was "Nanzheng". The ancients agreed that Li was the great-grandson of Zhuanxu. Zhuanxu's ruins were located in Diqiu, which is today's Puyang, Henan. Li once held the position of "Bei Zheng", some say he was "Huo Zheng". The Li tribe mainly operates in the northern part of the Central Plains region. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there was a Li country in the southwest of Changzhi, Shanxi Province. It may have been established by Li's descendants. The Kingdom of Li was an important kingdom of the Shang king and the vassal of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, in order to realize the great cause of destroying Shang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty Jichang first sent troops to attack Li State. This is the story of "Xi Bo's Attack on Li". At that time, there was also Liqiu, also known as Lihou City, located in the west of today's Yuncheng County, Shandong Province. This Li country is known as the plow country, also known as Nizhong. Located in present-day Junxian County, Henan Province, it was also called Liyang in the Han Dynasty. It can be seen that the activity range of the Li tribe was centered on the area north of the Yellow River in present-day Henan Province, extending to the southeastern part of present-day Shanxi Province in the west, and to the western part of present-day Shandong Province in the east. Chong and Li are figures in ancient history and legends. Their era was quite far away from the present, so their life experiences and official positions are recorded in different historical records. About Zhong’s life experience. One says that he is the son of Shaowu and belongs to the Dongyi tribe; the other says that he is the great-grandson of Zhuanxu and belongs to the Huaxia tribe. Regarding this issue, it is difficult for people today to distinguish clearly. But ancient books say that the Cheng family comes from the surname Feng. Based on this fact, it can be considered that Zhong and Shaohao have a closer relationship and should belong to the Dongyi tribe. Because the Feng surname belongs to the Dongyi tribe. The confusion in the tribal records of Chong and Li reflects the fact that the Dongyi tribe and the Huaxia tribe gradually merged at that time, making it difficult for future generations to distinguish accurately. Chong and Li began to hold official positions in charge of heaven and earth respectively during the reign of Zhuanxu, and their descendants inherited this official position from generation to generation. In the time of Yao, Shun, and Yu, there was also Boyi, who was the auxiliary minister of Emperor Shun. He once controlled fire, using it to burn mountains and marshes and drive away animals. He could tame birds and animals, and invented the technology of digging wells to dig holes in the ground for water. He also worked with Dayu to control floods. When Dayu was about to die, he passed the throne to Boyi. Dayu's son Qi united his allies to attack Boyi and killed him. He became king himself and established the Xia Dynasty. However, Boyi's descendants still inherited the position of controlling heaven and earth during the Xia and Shang dynasties, and they continued to do so. The distant ancestors before the Cheng family got their name, there was Fenghou during the Huangdi period, Chong and Li during the Zhuanxu period, and Boyi during the Shun and Yu period. The Cheng family was born in the Western Zhou Dynasty. 2. The surname is named after the place. Legend has it that during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, Cheng Boxiu, a descendant of Chongli, entered the dynasty and became the Grand Sima. Later, because of his contribution to the capture of Xu Fang (now Xue's old city in the southeast of Tengzhou, Shandong), he was granted the title of Chengyi (now in the east of Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province). People say that in today's east of Luoyang City), some of his descendants took the land as their surname and called them Cheng. According to "Yuanhe Surnames Compilation" and "Tongzhi Clan Briefing", in the 11th century BC, Zhou Gongdan was granted the title of prince, and the 10th son of King Wen of Zhou (some say the 17th son) was granted the title of Xun (near Linlin, Shandong Province). Yi County), known as Xunhou and Xunbo in history. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Xun was annexed by the State of Jin, and its descendants took the original name of the country as "Xun" as their surname. Later, they moved to the city and added Caotou as the surname "Xun". In the Spring and Autumn Period, the uncle of the Duke of Jin was granted the title of "Xun" ( West of present-day Zhengping County, Shanxi Province), and later took the town name "Xun" as his surname.According to "Zuo Zhuan Du Yu's Notes", during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Xun family's branch (not the eldest son of the official wife or the son of a concubine) of the Jin Dynasty gathered food in Chengyi (now northeast of Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province). The family name is the Cheng family, which is the Cheng family in Shanxi. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, King Li of Zhou was fond of profit. He took Rongyi Gong as his minister and tried his best to plunder the people. His extravagance, corruption and cruelty aroused dissatisfaction among the people of the country. He also sent guard witches to monitor the people of the country, and if they found anyone who criticized the current affairs, they would be killed. Under such authoritarian high pressure, Chinese people did not dare to greet each other when meeting on the road, so they had to use their eyes to signal. The people of the country couldn't bear it anymore and finally took up arms to besiege this corrupt and tyrannical king. King Li fled to Zhi (now Huo County, Shanxi Province) and died soon after. His son Ji Jing succeeded to the throne and was known as King Xuan of Zhou in history. When King Xuan was on the throne, Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao assisted in the government, organized government affairs, and princes came to court. This was known as "King Xuan's Zhongxing" in history. After King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty recovered his national strength, he personally led troops to conquer Huaiyi in the southeast. Cheng Boxiu's father, the king of Cheng State, also participated in this war. The chapter "Daya·Changwu" in my country's first poetry collection "The Book of Songs" recorded this war and wrote: "The king called Yin's family, and ordered Cheng Bo to divorce his father. Chen Xing left and right, and warned our divisions. Lead the Huaihe River Pu, save this Xu soil. Leave nothing behind, and the three things are ready." The meaning of the poem is that King Zhou Xuan personally led the army to conquer Huaiyi, which was rebelled at the time, and sent minister Yin Jifu as an envoy to appoint Cheng Boxiu's father as the chief minister. Let him control the formation on the left and right and supervise the army. Cheng Boxiu's father went on an expedition with King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty and made remarkable achievements in the war against Huaiyi. Later, Cheng Boxiu's father arrived in the capital city of Haojing and served as Grand Sima in the imperial court. The fiefdom was changed to Chengyi near Xianyang. After Cheng Boxiu's father became the Great Sima, some of his descendants took his official palace - Sima as their surname, thus forming the Sima family. Therefore, Cheng Boxiu's father is the ancestor of the De family of the Cheng family and the Sima family. Cheng Yi, where Cheng Boxiu's father moved, was called Anling County in the Han Dynasty, northeast of present-day Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Chengyi, also known as "Bi Cheng" or "Bi Ying", is the ruins of the Bicheng family in ancient times. Jichang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty in the late Shang Dynasty, once lived here. Later, the Mi people came to Zhou Dynasty and moved here. Therefore, it cannot be the capital of Cheng State at that time. The rhyme book "Wen Yun" compiled by Chen Pengnian and others in the Song Dynasty states that "the country is the surname", which says: "During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, Cheng Boxiu's father became the great Sima. He was granted the title of Cheng. Later, he became the surname, the same as the Sima surname. ""Emperor Century" said that 'King Wen lived in Cheng, and his disciples were in Dufeng', so it was added to Shangcheng. " 3. It comes from after Bo Fu during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. According to data records, Bo Fu is the ancestor of the surname Cheng. Because Bo Fu presented the "three chariots of Mount Tai, the jade in the well and the two ears of grain" to the King of Zhou. Because of his meritorious service, he was granted the title of Cheng Di in Guangping by the King of Zhou Dynasty. Later generations took the country as their surname and called it Cheng. In fact, Bo Fu was the descendant of Chong He Li. The Cheng family was named after the Cheng State. Chengguo, the residents of Chengguo were later called the Cheng family. There are different opinions on when and where the Cheng family got the family name. There are three times when the Cheng family got the family name. There are different theories; as for the place where Cheng's family got his name, there are also three theories about the name of the ancestor of Cheng's family: Guangping (now Beijize, He Province), Chengju in Luoyang and Anling (east of today's Xianyang, Shaanxi Province). Bo Fu, also known as Qiao Bo, was a descendant of Chong and Li and lived during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. There is a "Migration Song" in "The Authentic Genealogy of the Cheng Family in Henan", which says: "In ancient times, there was the Chong Li family. The Cheng family originated from its origin. During the Zhou Dynasty, Bo Fu lived in peace. "This song summarizes the story of the first ancestor of the Cheng family, Bo Fu, who was granted the title of Guangping. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou had no principles, the politics was dark, and the people were in dire straits. There was a Zhou state in the Guanzhong area. Under the management of King Wen Jichang, the politics were clear and prosperous. Ji Chang won the support of many Fang countries and was known as Xibo. During his reign, he had laid the foundation for the destruction of Shang. After Ji Chang's death, his son Ji Fa ascended the throne and was known as King Wu of Zhou. He inherited his father's unfinished business of destroying Shang. He led the army in the eastward expedition and defeated Shang King Zhou's army in Muye (now south of Qixian County and north of Weihui City in Henan Province). Zhou burned himself to death and the Shang Dynasty was declared destroyed. Wu Geng) stayed in the homeland of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and continued to manage the remnants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. He established the three kingdoms of Wei, Yong and Bei around them, and entrusted King Wu's younger brothers Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu and Huo Shuchu to monitor Wu Geng. This was known as the "Three Kingdoms" in history. "Prison".
He also ordered the release of the sages and people imprisoned by King Zhou of Shang, distributed the money and food collected by King Zhou of Shang to the poor and slaves, and then returned to the west. After King Wu of Zhou returned to Haojing in Guanzhong (now northwest of Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province), in order to rule the vast land and numerous people of the original Shang Dynasty, he implemented the enfeoffment system and combined his surnames, the heroes and counselors who destroyed the Shang Dynasty, and the ancient saint kings. The descendants were sealed in various places and established countries. Bo Fu was also a descendant of ancient sages, so he was sealed in Guangping. So Bo Fu led his family and established a country there. Guangping is the first fiefdom of Bo Fu and has also become one of the birthplaces of the Cheng family. Later, Guangping developed into the chief county commander of the Cheng family. But Guanghu is neither Cheng Di nor Cheng Guo. Therefore, it is not the place where the Cheng family was born. Huaitang's "Cheng Family Genealogy Narrative" quoted the genealogy compiled by Chengtai, a Situ of the Western Han Dynasty, and said: "My ancestor Fu was first granted the title of Guanghu, and then he was granted the title of Cheng State, so his surname was Yan." 4. The surname Ji comes from the descendants of the Xun family. The surname was changed to Yi. According to historical records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, a branch of the Xun family of Jin (not the eldest son of the official wife or the son of a concubine) grew up in Chengyi (now northeast of Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province), and their descendants took the surname Cheng as their surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, some powerful surname clans appeared in the Jin Kingdom. The surname Xun is one of them. People surnamed Xun lived in the south of present-day Linyi County in Shanxi Province during the Western Zhou Dynasty, and later moved to the west of Xinjiang County. Xun Linfu, Xun Bin, Xun Jia, Xun Hui and others were all famous officials in the Jin State, and they were figures who had a certain influence on the political situation of the Jin State. The fiefdom of Xun Luo, the official of Jin State, was Cheng Yi. Some people say that this Chengyi is the Chengyi northeast of Xianyang in the Guanzhong region. But at that time, the territory near Xianyang should belong to the Qin State. Although the Jin State once owned the "Eight Cities in Hexi", its territory could not reach the vicinity of Xianyang. Therefore, we believe that Chengyi, as the fiefdom of Gouhuan, should be in present-day Shanxi Province. Because Huan's fief was named Cheng Yi, his descendants took Yi as their surname and changed their surname to Cheng. 5. Change other nationalities and surnames to the surname Cheng.